valhyatt

Hi, I'm new here; but I'm in my 10th year of my PhD program and am currently working on my dissertation prospectus. My situation is probably unique in that I had a guide dog (well, actually, two guide dogs since one retired in the middle of my 2nd year) throughout my program. And, if you can believe it, some fellow students were hostile to the necessity of my use of a service animal. I did not have it easy with my colleagues and even some faculty (I was banned from taking a course because of assumptions made by the professors about my visual disability). But, I insisted on my right to use a guide dog and my right to attend grad. I'm determined to finish my degree however long it takes.